PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between hernanes silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cyren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyren has chosen Nonpoint - Bullet With A Name as his entrance music. hernanes silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Cyren's chin.

silva
vs
Cyren

183 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hernanes silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Cyren!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva tries to clinch there but Cyren circles away.
silva tries to clinch up.
silva wants to clinch up but Cyren keeps it at a distance.
Cyren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyren wants to clinch

and silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. silva obliges.
silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
silva stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
silva lands a knee to the body.
Cyren tries to pull guard but silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Cyren drops back down to his feet.
Cyren wants to stall.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cyren's defenses.
silva lands a knee to the body.
Cyren looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. silva obliges.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyren won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva lands a knee to the head.
Cyren takes a knee right on the jaw!

Cyren is rocked!
silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cyren is still on wobbly legs! Can silva finish him?
silva lands an elbow inside that Cyren shrugs off.
silva lands an elbow just above Cyren 's eye.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva landing knees to the body.
silva working Cyren over with knees to the body.
Cyren seems to have recovered his senses.
silva with a knee to the head.
silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cyren's defenses.
silva lands a knee to the body.
silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cyren working aggressively here.
silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
silva lands an elbow inside.
Cyren connects with a nasty looking knee right to silva's face.
Cyren tries to pull guard but silva won't allow it.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyren won't want to take too many of those.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cyren tries a knee to the head but silva blocks it.
silva working Cyren over with knees to the body.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyren won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by silva.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cyren just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyren avoids it.
silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cyren trying to stall but silva improves his position.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyren.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyren avoids it.
Cyren trying to stall but silva improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyren jumps guard but silva stands there with Cyren around his waist. Cyren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
hernanes silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Cyren.
silva prevents the takedown attempt.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyren avoids it.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva lands a knee to the head.
Cyren trying to land knees to the body.
Cyren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
silva connects with a knee to the head.
Cyren misses with some punches.
Cyren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cyren letting silva take a breather here.
silva managing to block the knees to the body from Cyren.
Cyren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
silva stalls.
Knees to the body from silva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cyren avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyren avoids it.
Cyren takes an elbow to the forehead.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyren avoids it.
silva taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Cyren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Cyren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cyren wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hernanes silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cyren fails in his attempt to clinch.
silva looks to clinch

and Cyren counters by clinching up.
silva lands a nice knee to the body.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
silva scores a nice knee to the body.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cyren's defenses.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
silva scores a nice knee to the body.
silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
silva lands an elbow that stopped Cyren in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for silva to work.
silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyren can do to turn this around?
silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyren letting silva take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but silva has him pressed against the cage.
silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
silva lands a knee to the body.
silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cyren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from silva.
silva connects with a knee to the head.
silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cyren wants a takedown but no success here.
silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cyren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silva's defenses.
Cyren managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
Cyren throws an elbow that misses.
silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
silva crunches a lovely knee into Cyren's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cyren jumps guard.
silva stops Cyren from standing up.
Cyren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cyren working for a submission but silva is keeping him at bay.

Cyren looking to secure an arm triangle but silva defends it well.
Cyren looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as silva is looking to escape.
Cyren punching from mount but silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
silva is squirming around, avoiding Cyren's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hernanes silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

silva clinches up against the cage.
Cyren being controlled against the cage.
Cyren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cyren is defending well for now.
silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
silva lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Carl Cyren has been cut.
silva crunches a lovely knee into Cyren's ribcage.
silva stalling against the cage.
Cyren takes a knee to the side of the body.
silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyren won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
silva with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from silva.
Knees to the body from silva.
silva scores a nice knee to the body.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyren won't want to take too many of those.
Cyren is looking to break free of the clinch but silva has double underhooks.
silva landing knees to the body.
Cyren blocks an elbow strike.
Cyren avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Cyren wants to stall.
silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Cyren tries to circle away but silva has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for silva.
Cyren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cyren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but silva is keeping busy.
silva lands an elbow inside.
silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
silva lands an elbow inside that Cyren shrugs off.
silva keeps control of Cyren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cyren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Cyren managing to block the knees to the body from silva.

Cyren successfully pulls guard.
silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
silva wanted to stand there but Cyren had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for silva!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyren trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Cyren jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Carl Cyren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cyren working the ground and pound but silva is defending the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
hernanes silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hernanes silva!